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What about the states that vote Republican being called RED? This is surely a sign that the connection of red to Communism is ancient history. Beyond that, I've always thought it reveals the right-leaning bias in today's media, since red is vibrant and hot while blue is comparatively boring and cold. The Democratic party should reject its identification with blue and insist on a sunny yellow or resilient green. Though then Barack Obama would no longer be able to talk about reality being purple . . .

Meanwhile, thanks for tracking the new uses of red. Great May Day post!